I did not cry for my father. He passed, surrounded by family,in a hospice bed at my brother’s house, July 16. My eulogy, analtered ‘Like A Rock” by B. Seger, did cause tears to flow in others,but not me. Beauty…not grief… has always triggered tears. Sunday, Sept. 15 watching the DVD ” 61* “. Billy Crystal’s storyof the epic battle of R. Maris and M. Mantle to … Continue reading →
A lot is happening this Fall! The Legislature is busy redrawing our voting maps and we are preparing to register tons of new voters. So we’ll have a lot to talk about! So join us for this month’s Coalition Meeting. As always, we’ll have social time from 6:00-6:15 and the meeting will run form 6:15-7:30. Join us in the park behind the library at 6pm for refreshments. We will have finger … Continue reading →
We’re amazed by the response we’ve seen since we sent this email yesterday. This team is so much closer to our goal of surpassing 14,563 contributions from North Carolina this quarter, and it’s because grassroots supporters like you are chipping in anything they can.But today is a new day — and with it comes another daily fundraising goal that we need to hit to stay on track. If we can get … Continue reading →
Tell the 2020 Candidates:“Health care is a human right. We demand universal health care, and we’re ready to fight for it..”ADD YOUR NAMErichard, Be A Hero announced to the world that Ady Barkan will sit down with Democratic presidential candidates for in-depth, one-on-one conversations about health care. Our mission: to put health care front and center in this election and make sure that every candidate understands that health care in a human … Continue reading →
DICK, remember back in October of 2016, when the national polls showed Hillary Clinton beating Donald Trump? I constantly had people asking me if she was going to win and I always said “yes,” more to reassure myself than anything else. Well. I was wrong. Or, I wasn’t completely wrong–Hillary Clinton did win about three million more votes nationwide. However, as we all know all too well, that means nothing because … Continue reading →
Dcik WARREN | North CarolinaRepublican “Right to Work” laws weaken the voices of working people and ensure that their wages are kept low. All they do is INCREASE the power of corporations, while LIMITING the power of workers to join unions. So we’re asking 500 Progressives from each state to sign on and tell Congress to ban Right to Work laws.Dcik, you’ve been chosen to sign for North Carolina. Sign on immediately:TELL … Continue reading →
There are many different reasons local folks and others oppose the three LNG projects targeting our local Port of Brownsville (Rio Grande, Annova, and Texas LNG). Climate Strike Week of Action Sept 20 to 27:A big reason for many, but not for all, is how the projects will contribute to Climate Change here and now, threatening and taking ever more lives and property. There are two Climate Strike events scheduled … Continue reading →
Add your name to join Beto O’Rourke, candidate for president, if you believe it’s time for a new contract between workers, employers, and the government. support expanding workers’ rights. ADD YOUR NAME: SUPPORT EXPANDING WORKERS’ RIGHTSDICK,Too many people are working two or three jobs. Real wages have barely grown over the last forty years and almost a quarter of workers don’t earn enough to keep a family out of poverty. Beto … Continue reading →
Dcik, last week, members of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing in El Paso focused on conditions at the border.After the hearing, Progressive Caucus members Veronica Escobar and Pramila Jayapal spoke out against Trump’s DANGEROUS anti-immigrant agenda:Dcik, Reps. Escobar and Jayapal could not be more right! We should not be subjecting vulnerable immigrants to this abhorrent treatment. We need immigration reform!If you agree, sign on to demand Congress pass … Continue reading →
Sept. 13, 2019Southern New & TrendsSpecial Report – The South could flip the SenateInstitute Index – Current climate policy deepens Southern inequality SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDSThe NOAA officials defending Trump’s bogus Hurricane Dorian Alabama claimNeil Jacobs, the federal agency’s acting head, was reportedly one of the people behind its controversial statement that attempted to lend credibility to the president’s incorrect claim that the storm would impact Alabama. He was assisted by Julie Kay Roberts, … Continue reading →